Ubuntu on PS3

[inee]

okay i finally got ubuntu installed on my ps3 NATIVELY on its HDD (compared to the guide by candell (http://louiscandell.com/ps3/) with an external usb hdd).


i sort of followed the guide above but omitted and changed some steps mainly:


1. downloaded all required files and burned on cd/dvd
2. installed fedora
3. skipped the disk partitioning step
4. debootstrap debian on ps3 hdd on a folder named /mnt/ubuntu
5. copied fedora's kernel and stuff
6. edited system files like kboot to add /mnt/ubuntu
7. installed xubuntu desktop (ubuntu would not resolve dependencies)

and voila!


i think im the first who has done it.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c110/inee666/01-10-07_1015.jpg look at the dual-thread PPE support penguins PLUS the 6 SPE penguins! yey CELL!

all i need now is a hdmi cable to display on my 1080i hdtv so i can get into gdm.


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ubuntu on PS3 HDD

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1. install fedora minimum
2. mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
3. yum install dhclient
4. yum install wget
5. copy debootstrap to /tmp
6. zcat debootstrap
7. mkdir /mnt/ubuntu and /mnt/ubuntu/boot
8. debootstrap edgy to /mnt/ubuntu
9. copy fedora's kernel and initrd stuff
10. edit fstab and kboot configurations
11. install xbuntu desktop (ubuntu had a lot of dependency resolving)
12. install ps3videomode
13. configure xorg


NOTE: ubuntu will not let you log in as root. so before restarting you may want to edit your passwd, grp, and/or use passwd root to enable it if you want.

[XiaoKJ]

Don't you think this is supposed to be in the "How I did it" subforum instead?

And you merely reposted and added a summary the post in http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=148043

But I'll applaud you for (presumably) being the first in JL.com to achieve this... :)

[inee]

Don't you think this is supposed to be in the "How I did it" subforum instead?

And you merely reposted and added a summary the post in http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=148043

But I'll applaud you for (presumably) being the first in JL.com to achieve this... :)
yeah, i actually got confused and didnt know if i posted this here already or not.

i think i (presumably) was the first to achieve this worldwide (i hope). im hanging out in the ubuntu forums and in linuxquestions.org and no one seems to have done it yet.

[Parcival]

Locked for double posting.